My partner and I had our first child about a month ago & it's coincided with my resurgence in playing (I think the inspiration to get back into playing partly came from the impending little guy!).
However, I have a full time job, and obviously have duties to help with the baby which supercede my practise; making dinner, changing, giving my partner a break from the baby etc. I'm managing to squeeze a half hour to hour in to practise after all this, but I'm aware this can end up late. I inadvertantly got carried away the other day and was still practising at 10:20pm and got a polite complaint from my next door neighbour who was trying to sleep for an early shift.
I was wondering how people manage this situation? I'm trying to juggle a few things: making sure I get the time in, doing it in a place where neither the baby nor my neighbours get woken/annoyed (garage good for the baby, not so much the neighbours; house good for neighbours, not so much the baby) and ensuring all this happens at sociable enough hours that I can be up for work and that I have time for my partner as well! Certainly not enough hours in the day at the moment....
However, I have a full time job, and obviously have duties to help with the baby which supercede my practise; making dinner, changing, giving my partner a break from the baby etc. I'm managing to squeeze a half hour to hour in to practise after all this, but I'm aware this can end up late. I inadvertantly got carried away the other day and was still practising at 10:20pm and got a polite complaint from my next door neighbour who was trying to sleep for an early shift.
I was wondering how people manage this situation? I'm trying to juggle a few things: making sure I get the time in, doing it in a place where neither the baby nor my neighbours get woken/annoyed (garage good for the baby, not so much the neighbours; house good for neighbours, not so much the baby) and ensuring all this happens at sociable enough hours that I can be up for work and that I have time for my partner as well! Certainly not enough hours in the day at the moment....